USA Symphony Orchestra Robert J. Seebacher, conductor ________________________________ Overture to “The Bartered Bride” Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) String Sinfonia No. 1 in C Major, MWV No. 1 Felix Mendelssohn I. Allegro (1809-47) II. Andante III. Allegro Brief Intermission Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky (1839-81) Promenade orchestrated by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) 1. Gnomus Promenade 2. The Old Castle Promenade 3. Tuileries 4. Bydlo Promenade 5. Ballet of Chicks in Their Shells 6. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle Promenade 7. Limoges 8. Catacombs 9. The Hut on Fowl’s Legs 10. The Great Gate at Kiev _______________________________________________________________ LAIDLAW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER RECITAL HALL Wednesday, April 2, 2014 – 7:30 p.m. PERSONNEL Flute/Piccolo Violin I Rachel Moody (principal) Gosia Leska (concertmaster) Nicole Carrion Jiwon Hwang Brianna Smith Rebecca Mitchell (concertmaster) Esther Borlovan Oboe Elizabeth French Madi Kreamer (principal) Erica Burleson Kaitlyn Poiroux Sophie McVicar Todd Stehr Hannah Dunnam English Horn Hemming Bai Kaitlyn Poiroux (principal) Nathalie Blackburn Clarinet Violin II Emily Allen (principal) Leila Hobbs (principal) Derek McDougal Tessa Flescher Brian Orr (principal) Bass Clarinet Victoria Bishop Stephanie Diaz (principal) Susi Manning Bassoon Gabbie Bowden Jake Cannon (principal) Patricia Dunmore Lauren Burch Alice Vogtner Kathleen Orange Alto Saxophone Andrew Cox (principal) Viola Matthew Watts (principal) Horn Candice Frazier Morgan Wilkins (principal) Jim Lichtenberger Chris Gaal Nathalie McCarty Lauren Morrison Shawn Wright Cello José Sunderland (principal) Trumpet Juan José Gutierrez Drew Pritchard (principal) Plia Dees Preston (principal) Dennis Parker Sue Howe Paige Nelson Guo-Sheng Huang Trombone Justin Way Edward Doyle (principal) Bass Chase West John Palensky (principal) Will Rosati Lance Wilkinson (principal) Euphonium Josh Titford Chase West (principal) Veronica Palensky Rod Newsome Tuba Matt Selete (principal) The string sections are composed of Timpani/Percussion USA students and faculty as well as Ryan Boehme (principal) musicians from the Mobile Symphony Ben Ivey Orchestra, the Mobile Symphony Luke Smith Youth Orchestra, and the Bay Area Ian Jones Strings Community Orchestra (a Soren Odom partnership between the University of Bryant Ramey South Alabama and the Mobile Symphony Orchestra). Harp Michelle Tucker (principal) Celeste Joshua Vaughan (principal) .